5/20/2012

According to internet sources, antifascists, numbering near 30, entered
the Ashford House restaurant around noon on May 19th where the "5th
annual white nationalist economic summit" meeting was being held. The
antifascists were allegedly throwing bats, hammers and chairs, leaving
multiple white supremacists hospitalized and successfully bringing the
meeting to a brutal end.

On Saturday, May 19th a group of 30 anti-fascists descended upon Ashford
House restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park where the 5th
annual White Nationalist Economic Summit and Illinois White Nationalist
Meet-and-Greet was taking place. The White Nationalists were targeted
inside the restaurant and physically attacked, causing several injuries
and completely shutting down their meeting. The anti-fascist group was
privy to anonymous inside information. This fascist event had been in
secret planning for six months. The attendees have attempted to cover up
the true intent of the event with mainstream media reports initially
reporting the white nationalist conference as a wedding party and then
as an Irish heritage meeting. The event was advertised on
www.stormfront.org, an established white nationalist fascist internet
forum.

Anti-fascists oppose any organizing by
racists and fascists in their communities. Fascists and white nationalist
organizing has resulted in a number of horrifying incidents, from the
recent J.T. Ready shootings in Arizona to the Benjamin Nathaniel Smith shooting in the West Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago, as just two examples.

These anti-fascists are committed to
shutting down and attacking any racist, nationalist, or fascist
organizers or individuals that they encounter.